"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.